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Irish names - Baby names with the origin Irish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Keelei Derivative of Keely; typically interpreted as "slender" or "narrow". English, Irish Girl
Keelia Slender, fair (fair-haired) Irish Girl
Keelli A modern variant of Kelly/Keely, generally associated with 'bright-headed' or 'warrior' (from Irish Ceallach) or 'slender/fair' (from related Irish roots). English, Irish Girl
Keellie Descendant of Ceallach; Ceallach possibly means 'bright-headed' or 'strife/war' Irish Girl
Keelly From the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh ('descendant of Ceallach'); Ceallach is often interpreted as 'bright-headed' or related to 'strife/warrior'. Irish Unisex
Keelya From Irish roots meaning 'gentle' or 'beautiful'; often interpreted as 'graceful' or 'beloved'. Irish Girl
Kegen Descendant/son of Aodhagán - Aodh meaning 'fire' (often rendered 'little fire' or 'born of fire') Irish Boy
Keghan Son/descendant of Aodhagán; Aodhagán is a diminutive of Aodh ('fire') - 'little fire' or 'son of little fire'. Irish Boy
Keif Possibly 'gentle, noble' (from Irish Keefe) or associated with Arabic 'kayf' ('how') or with 'kief' (cannabis resin, connotations of pleasure/intoxication) Irish Boy
Keife Gentle, noble, precious Irish Boy
Keigh Likely 'little fire' (if derived from Irish Keegan/Aodh); alternatively a phonetic form of 'Kay/Key' English, Irish Unisex
Keighli Slender, fair English, Irish Girl
Keighliy Likely "slender, fair" (if from Irish Keeley); alternatively, from the English place-name meaning "Cēga's clearing" English, Irish Girl
Keigin Little fire; descendant/son of Aodhagán (from Aodh, 'fire') Irish Boy
Keigon Descendant of Aodhagán; derived from Aodh meaning 'fire' - 'little fire' or 'fiery' Irish Boy
Keillan Slender, narrow Irish Boy
Keilli Likely from Irish roots meaning 'slender, fair' (from Keely) or linked to the Gaelic surname Kelly meaning 'descendant of Ceallach' ('bright-headed' or 'strife'). Gaelic, Irish Girl
Keira-Lea Combines Keira ('dark-haired') with Lea ('weary' or 'meadow') - overall a blend of 'dark-haired' and 'delicate/meadow'. English, Irish Girl
keiron Little dark one Irish Boy
Kelevy Likely derived from Hebrew kelev meaning "dog"; alternatively a surname-derived given name - used as a modern/invented name. Hebrew, Irish, Scottish Boy
Kelie Variant of Kelly (Irish 'bright-headed' or 'warrior') or a Kay+Lee blend; broadly 'bright-headed/warrior' or a contemporary invented name English, Irish Girl
Kellach Possibly 'bright-headed' or related to 'strife/war' (Old Irish) Irish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Kelle Descendant of Ceallach - often rendered 'bright-headed' or associated with 'war/strife' Irish Girl
Kelleher ‘Descendant of Céileachar’ - Céileachar derives from céile (companion), often interpreted as 'companionable' or 'loving'. Irish Unisex
Kelly-Ann Combination of Kelly ('bright-headed' or 'warrior') and Ann ('grace'); roughly 'graceful warrior' or 'bright-headed grace'. English, Irish Girl
Kellye From the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, 'descendant of Ceallach' - Ceallach possibly meaning 'bright-headed' or 'strife'. Irish Unisex
Kellylee Compound of Kelly (from Irish Ó Ceallaigh - 'descendant of Ceallach', often rendered 'bright-headed' or 'warrior') and Lee (Old English 'leah' - 'clearing, meadow') - roughly 'bright/warrior of the meadow' or 'bright meadow'. Irish Unisex
Kellyman 'man of the Kelly family' - derived from Kelly meaning 'descendant of Ceallach' (often interpreted as 'bright-headed' or 'war/strife') Irish Boy
Kellys Descendant of Ceallach; Ceallach often interpreted as 'bright-headed', 'war' or 'strife' Irish Unisex
Kenen Likely a variant of Irish Keenan ('descendant of Cian') or Hebrew Kenan ('possession, acquired'). Hebrew, Irish Boy
Kenmare Head of the sea (headland by the sea) Irish Unisex
Kennelly Originally a family name meaning 'descendant of an Irish ancestor'; used today as a surname-derived given name. Irish Unisex
Kentigerna From Gaelic elements meaning 'fair/beautiful' and 'lord' - interpreted as 'beautiful lady' or 'lady/daughter of the lord.' Irish, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Kern Originally a Gaelic term for a light infantry soldier; alternatively derived from German 'kern' meaning 'kernel' or 'core.' Gaelic, Irish Boy
Kernen Surname-turned given name; likely surname-origin. Possible Irish link meaning 'descendant of Cearnán' or a German/toponymic sense related to 'core, seed' or the place name Kernen. Cornish, English, German, Irish Boy
Kero No widely attested independent meaning; typically functions as a diminutive or nickname rather than a name with a distinct etymology Irish Unisex
Kerree From County Kerry ('people of Ciar'); Ciar means 'dark-haired' - thus 'dark-haired' or 'from Kerry' Irish Girl
Kerren Generally a variant of Karen meaning "pure" (from Greek katharos); sometimes associated with Hebrew Keren meaning "ray" or "horn" English, Irish Girl
Kerrey From Ciarraí - 'people/descendants of Ciar'; Ciar means 'dark' or 'dark-haired' Irish Unisex
Kerri Ann Combination of Kerri (from County Kerry / 'dark-haired') and Ann ('grace') - roughly 'dark-haired grace' or 'graceful one from Kerry'. English, Irish Girl
Kerri Anne Kerri: 'dark' (from Irish Ciara); Anne: 'grace' - combined meaning: 'dark grace' or 'graceful dark one'. English, Irish Girl
Kerriana Likely 'little dark one' or 'daughter/descendant of Kerr' (from Gaelic for 'dark') English, Irish Girl
Kerrianne Blend of Kerry (Irish place-name often associated with 'dark-haired') and Anne (Hebrew for 'grace') - roughly 'dark-haired grace' or 'grace from Kerry'. English, Irish Girl
Kerric Possibly 'rock' (from Carrick) or a modern invented name; sometimes associated with 'dark' via Kerr/Kieran English, Irish, Scottish Boy
Kerrin 'little dark one' / 'little dark-haired one' Irish Boy
Kerry-Ann Combination of Kerry ('from County Kerry' or 'dark') and Ann ('grace'), i.e., 'dark/graceful' or 'grace from Kerry'. English, Irish Girl
Kerry-Annalise Combines Kerry ('from County Kerry'/'dark-haired') and Annalise ('Anna' = grace + 'Lise' from Elizabeth = 'God is my oath'); roughly 'dark-haired grace'. Irish Girl
Kerry-Anne From Kerry ('dark') + Anne ('grace') - 'dark grace' or 'graceful, dark-haired one'. English, Irish Girl
Kerry-Annika Combines Kerry ('dark' or 'from Kerry') and Annika ('grace') - roughly 'dark and graceful' or 'graceful one from Kerry'. Dutch, Irish Girl
Kerry-Annne Combines 'Kerry' (from the Irish place/name meaning 'dark' or 'dark-haired') and 'Anne' (from Hebrew 'Hannah' meaning 'grace') - roughly 'dark-haired grace'. French, Irish Girl

Irish name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia for every Irish-origin name in our dataset.

2,955
Names in this origin
228
With data in 2025
1,404
Births 2025
299,815
Peak year 2004